Present were Representatives Nardella, Prete, Avitable, Keefe and Thayer. Also present were the members of the RTM Public Services Committee. Also present: Representative Reiners, Selectman Opie, Town Engineer Janice Plaziak, Deputy Police Chief Thomas Fowler, Chair of the Board of Police Commissioners Jo-Anne MGuigan,
and Fire Chief Ahearn.
The Committee met jointly with the Public Services Committee and heard these items:
1. To hear a request from the IT Director, Finance Director and the Superintendent of Schools
for the following transfer (FY 2006-07):
From: 101-4904-494-59-13 Contingency $( 45,000)
To: 101-5000-500-95-10 Operating Transfer Out/ $ 45,000
Municipal Project
Since this item was changed at the February Board of Finance meeting to a much larger transfer from the Undesignated Fund Balance, it was not heard. Instead it will be taken up by the Administrative Services Committee at a special meeting on March 12.
2. To hear a request from the Town Engineer for the following transfer (FY 2007-08):
From: 101-4904-494-59-13 Contingency $(120,000)
To: 101-5000-500.95-10 Capital Projects $ 120,000
Town Engineer Janice Plaziak presented. This appropriation is for the schematic design work phase of the project for a new Fire House and Headquarters on the part of the current North Main Street shared with Public Works. Public Works will have to move to another location – planned for the Tabor Drive property – so the current Public Works facilities can be taken down and the new Fire HQ built on the part of the site now occupied by Public Works. The schematic design work should be sufficient to take the project through Zoning and Inland Wetlands approvals.
The committees voted jointly. A motion to rerefer was defeated by 6-5.
Motion to approve the transfer was approved 6-5.
3. To hear a request from the Board of Police Commissioners for the following transfer (FY 2007-08):
From: 101-4201-421.10-00 Salaries & Wages $(150,000)
101-4904-494.59-13 Contingency $( 45,965)
TOTAL $( 195,965)
To: 101-4201-421.10-90 Overtime $ 127,750
101-4201-421.42-02 Electricity $ 5,000
101-4201-421.10-85 Gasoline
$ 15,000
101-4201-421.54-01 Memb. & Meetings $ 250
101-4201-421.58-02 Uniforms & Clothing $ 2,000
101-4201-421.10-99 Accum. Sick Pay $ 45,965
TOTAL $ 195,965
Deputy Police Chief Thomas Fowler and Chair of the Board of Police Commissioners Jo-Anne MGuigan presented. The transfer from contingency to Accumulated Sick Pay is part of the severance package for Chief Gill. All the other transfers were made within the department’s budget. Energy costs for electricity and gasoline were, not surprisingly, higher than expected. The savings from salary are due to two members being away on service in Iraq, a resignation, and a disability. By contract, this had to be covered by overtime, and new staff required additional expense for Uniforms and Clothing.The transfer was approved by a unanimous vote of both Committees.
Respectfully submitted,
Scott Thayer
Ways and Means Committee Chair
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